This is an analysis of the poem Sonnet Xii. The Ocean Steamer. that begins with:

WITH streaming pennons, scorning sail and oar,
With steady tramp and swift revolving wheel,... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abbaabbacdcXXd
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 14,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: limerick
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: sonnet with iambic pentameter or irregular meter
  • Metre: 0101010111 0101110101 1101010101 11010010101 0101010101 0101010101 0101111111 1100010101 0111010111 10011100101 1101010101 1101110101 1111010110 1101010101
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 624
  • Average number of words per stanza: 112
  • Amount of lines: 14
  • Average number of symbols per line: 44 (strings are more long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 8
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; and, in, her are repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words with, in are repeated.

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